Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps

Research Article| October 24, 2018 Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps Charles S. Mueller Charles S. Mueller aU.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, Colorado 80225 U.S.A., cmueller@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2019) 90 (1): 251–261. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170108 Article history first online: 24 Oct 2018 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Charles S. Mueller; Earthquake Catalogs for the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps. Seismological Research Letters 2018;; 90 (1): 251–261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170108 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT We describe a methodology that has been developed at the U.S. Geological Survey for making earthquake catalogs for seismic hazard analysis and review the status of the catalogs for the conterminous United States. A new catalog is assembled from several pre‐existing catalogs. Uniform moment magnitudes and related parameters for estimating unbiased seismicity rates are calculated. Duplicates, explosions, mining‐related earthquakes, and induced earthquakes are flagged, and the catalog is declustered. Distinct catalogs are made for the central and eastern United States and the western United States. You do not currently have access to this article.